Lee Morgan, also known as Lee Morgan, Volume 2, is an album by the Lee Morgan Sextet, recorded on December 2, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features saxophonists Hank Mobley and Kenny Rodgers and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.
| Lee Morgan | ||||
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| Studio album by the Lee Morgan Sextet | ||||
| Released | End of May 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1541 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "An above-average hard bop set".[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Benny Golson and arranged by Owen Marshall, except as noted.[4]
Side 1
edit- "Whisper Not" – 7:20
- "Latin Hangover" – 6:43
- "His Sister" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 6:32
Side 2
edit- "Slightly Hep" – 6:27
- "Where Am I?" – 5:49
- "D's Fink" (Marshall, arr. Golson) – 7:41
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Rodgers – alto saxophone
- Horace Silver – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Billboard May 20, 1957
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 17, 2009.
- ^ McMillan, Jeffery (2008). DelightfuLee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 44. ISBN 9780472032815.